Fake Favre signs autographs in Green Bay

Posted by Mike Florio on August 21, 2011, 12:25 AM EDT

Since agent Bus Cook thinks “retired” quarterback Brett Favre is Elvis, it’s fitting that football’s version of the King now has an impersonator.

Per the Green Bay Press-Gazette, a man who looks like Favre has been showing up and signing autographs. The guy even wears a Favre jersey. (The Packers version, not the Vikings. Or the Jets. Or whatever team Brett may play for next.)

Favre’s travel coordinator, David Thomason, tells the Press-Gazette that Favre hasn’t been in Green Bay since last year’s game between the Vikings and the Packers.

Jerry Watson, who owns the Stadium View Bar & Grille in Ashwaubenon, said the impostor arrived Thursday night and signed autographs for 15 minutes.

“The guy is a phony!” Watson said. “But he keeps his head down so you can’t get that good of a look at him.”

Here’s hoping that it’s actually the guy from the “What should I do?” parody. I’d definitely ask for his autograph.

That parody was Awesome!!
Should I take picture of my **** and send them t ppl? ahahaha

YouMadCauseImStylingOnYou says:Aug 21, 2011 12:32 AM

I’m waiting for Fake Favre to retire from celebrity impersonating before coming back to celebrity impersonating before retiring from celebrity impersonating before coming back to celebrity impersonating before retiring from celebrity impersonating for good.

frankrizzo51 says: “No one ever accused Packer fans as being intelligent.” Actually NFL players chose Packer fans as having more knowledge than any other team’s fans. These were obviously tourists from Minnesota.

scudbot says:Aug 21, 2011 1:28 AM

The Packers ought to haul this guy into Lambeau and retire his jersey.

Favre has a “travel coordinator” even though he’s retired???
WTF is THAT??
It sounds like it could be either a fancy name for a travel agent, or a BS job people in the govt make up for their relatives to get on the taxpayer dime.

hobartbaker says:Aug 21, 2011 1:50 AM

That’s O.K., because everyone bought him rounds of that fake beer they sell in Wisconsin. Then it turned out the fat chick sitting with him had false teeth.

houndog50 says:Aug 21, 2011 2:21 AM

frankrizzo51 says: Aug 21, 2011 12:29 AM
No one ever accused Packer fans as being intelligent.
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Actually, the guy was signing autographs for Vikings fans in town to attend a cesspool maintenance training seminar put on by Steeler’s fans, and catered by Eagle’s fans.

A little birdie told me, Vince Lombardi will be signing autographs next Thursday at Stadium View, from 5-7 pm. as well as $1.00 jaegerbombs and free fried cheese curds for first 20 customers. I’ll be there.

Anyone still stupid enough to still root for this guy who tried to wreck the Packers and did wreck the Vikings is stupid enough to get this clowns Autograph. I hope it cost you money or a least a couple of beers

Who would really want to be Brett Favre?
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Let me see.
Pro being Favre:
1.So much money I can do whatever I want for the rest of my life (and still leave plenty behind for my kids and their kids).
2.Beautiful (and apparently forgiving) Wife
3.Couple of great kids
4.Hall of Fame career with multiple record career stats
5.Still has tons of fans (including younger players) who respect what he was able to do

Anti Being Favre:
1.A handful of tv “personalities” and people posting on chat boards who like to mock him, despite the fact that they’ve never been even remotely as good at anything in their lives as Favre was at being a QB.

Have to say, given the pros and cons, I’d certainly vote for being Favre.

As a Packer fan, this makes me kinda sad. How could anybody not tell Brett Favre from an imposter? The guy only QB’d for us for 16 years, that’s all.

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Well obviously some Packer fans aren’t all that, how to put this politely, observant. But I think some of them probly knew on some level that it wasn’t really Favre but they were in denial about it and just wanted the autograph regardless.

Packer fans are so conflicted about Favre. Men want to be him, women want to be with him and some men want to be with him too but it’s such a love/hate relationship and they’re still having some abandonment issues as well.

For all Packer fans who think they hate him, remember, hate isn’t the opposite of love, indifference is the opposite of love. Hate is an angry, twisted love. You’ll all be much happier once you work your Favre issues out.

FrankRizzo – work on your english – “no one ever accused Packer fans OF being intelligent” is the proper way to say it.

I don’t know who you root for – why don’t you tell us so we can take some shots at you?

FYI – I am 1) a Pats fan and 2) a Packers fan.

sevensixtwonato says:Aug 21, 2011 5:43 PM

No true Packer fan would want his autograph…
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Why do you take sports so seriously? You hate a person on a personal level because he left one team and went to another, but only after he decided he didnt want to retire. You do know people retire from a job, only to decide to come out of retierment and work for a competitor all the time right?

Some fans just have a real hard time grasping that this is their JOB. They will go where they can best meet their goals, be it more money or a better chance at a championship. I will never understand fans who feel betrayed by a player leaving to go to another team.

paulharghis says:Aug 21, 2011 6:44 PM

You know what the funniest thing about this article is?

There were several adult male fans posting they wanted to see the fake Favre junk.
Presumably to compare it to the real Favre junk.

Wow I read a green bay blog describing what happened, they said there was a lineup of like 8 blocks of packer fans waiting for the impostor’s autograph: “a sea of middle aged men dressed in green, literally giggling and flapping their hands in excitement as they neared the man they mistakenly believed to be the authentic Brett Favre. As fans approached the impostor they screamed much like tween girls at a Justin Bieber concert, and several passed out and were provided medical attention.”

stairwayto7 says:
Aug 21, 2011 9:56 AM
This shows how ignorant Packer fan really is! They are probably going to sell it on EBay! Oh wait Packer fans computer does not work with all the cheese and bratwurst droppings into the keyboard!

Stairwayto7, are you still salty over Super Bowl XLV? Well, get over it!! Oh, and make sure you put your Stepdad’s Conway Twitty cassette back in his Camaro, or you won’t get any Pez for dinner.

paulharghis says:Aug 22, 2011 6:22 PM

Stairwayto7, are you still salty over Super Bowl XLV? Well, get over it!! Oh, and make sure you put your Stepdad’s Conway Twitty cassette back in his Camaro, or you won’t get any Pez for dinner.

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How did this asinine comment get 5 thumbs up?

Packer fans are even dumber than I gave them credit for.

stellarperformance says:Aug 23, 2011 6:58 AM

paulharghis says: Aug 22, 2011 6:22 PM
Packer fans are even dumber than I gave them credit for.
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It makes sense that you would give someone credit for being dumb, something near and dear to your heart and a trait you demonstrate on this site often. A perfect example of “takes one to know one.”

As a Viking fan I have a love hate thing for Brett, but would I want his autograph? No, not really but I can understand Packer fans wanting it. Yeah, there were those rough times, but for many of those years in GB, he lead that team to some great victories, including a superbowl. Tons of great stats and yes, will be in the HOF. By then, most Packer and non-packer fans will forgive Brett of his bad press and forget it and I do hope remember the good Brett. I do think these fans that got this imposter’s autograph feel like fools. This guy with a hat and head down could pass for Brett. It’s the jersey that would give it away that this was not the real Brett Favre. Come on, even Favre is not that arrogant… then again, maybe he is!

Well we know that it wasn’t Hargis impersonating Favre. That guy is so ugly his mother dropped him on his head when he was a small child…….on purpose…….multiple times.

stampnhawk says:Aug 24, 2011 3:08 AM

Fake or not, at least this guy signed autographs and if even for moments until realizing he was an imposter, made thier day…unlike the current Packers Qb who blows past cancer survivors who have pen in hand.

paulharghis says:Aug 24, 2011 6:28 PM

favreblows says:
Aug 23, 2011 8:54 PM
Well we know that it wasn’t Hargis impersonating Favre. That guy is so ugly his mother dropped him on his head when he was a small child…….on purpose…….multiple times.

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How many times are you planning on using this joke? It wasn’t funny the 1st 269 times you’ve used it, why would it be funny now?